"The Centre Must Hold" - what role can centrist politics play in a polarised world?
Description
As populists are on the rise in many countries, how should the moderates respond? We hear from Yair Zivan, the author of a new book called "The Centre Must Hold", who argues that centrism is more than just the mid-point between two extremes, and can be a radical force for good.
Links:
“The Centre Must Hold: Why Centrism is the Answer to Extremism and Polarisation,” edited by Yair Zivan: https://eandtbooks.com/books/the-centre-must-hold/
Essay by World Economic Forum President Borge Brende: Why a centrist approach can restore global cooperation
The Second Coming, poem by WB Yeats: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming
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